Claiming that biblical writings were composed according to compositional techniques in which the counting of words pays a crucial role, the author demonstrates how symbolic numbers such as 7 and 12, and the numerical value of the name YHWH were used to structure the text and deepen its contents.

Numerical Secrets of the Bible: Rediscovering the Bible Codes

Religion & Spirituality

Labuschagne, C. J.

Judaism

Bibal Pr

This is one of a series of study guides on the Bible, containing lesson guides, supplementary explanations, diagrams and study questions, all designed for individual or group study in conjunction with Christensen's Bible 101. This volume covers the writings.

Bible 104 the Writings: A Study Guide

Christensen, Duane L.

Christian Books & Bibles

Almost every book in the Hebrew Bible and New Testament is charged with allusion to 'subtexts'. In order to appreciate those books fully, one must see behind them, to the texts in the background. Without such vision, interpretation is constricted. This sort of allusion may be too subtle for many modern readers. The result is that we are not accustomed to the phenomenon of few words signifying much. But we should not allow our historically conditioned deafness to blind us to oblique allusions in the Bible. Yet, how can the contemporary reader of an ancient work recognise these allusions? We may believe that we are reading books that are incomplete utterances and full of holes, that we must make present what is absent. Reading the Bible, we are in much the same position as a college student struggling to understand Dante or Milton. Every phrase has something in it, much more than initially perceived, but how do we perceive it? In this book, Professor Allison shows how the Dead Sea Scrolls can be of great help in this difficult task. Scrolls help us better comprehend how certain scriptural allusions function in the New Testament.

Scriptural Allusions in the New Testament: Light from the Dead Sea Scrolls (The Dead Sea Scrolls & Christian Origins Library)

Allison, Dale C., Jr.

These articles and cartoons are from The Door, the oldest, largest and pretty much only religious satire magazine. Amongst the articles, it looks at the conspiracy theory surrounding David's slaying of Goliath, and ten reasons why Jesus never married.

On the Eighth Day God Laughed

Dr Carter argues that the church founded by missionaries in the non-western world can no longer be described as a Protestant church. The new paradigm embraces theologies and ecclesiologies different from those that produced the Reformation.

A New Christian Paradigm: The Making of Post-Protestant Christianity

History

Carter, Ben M.

World

This introduction to Zoroastrianism includes a discussion of the relationship between Zoroastrianism and Christianity.

The Magi: From Zoroaster to the "Three Wise Men"

Vincent, Ken R.

The patriarch Enoch walked with God; and he was not, for God took him (Gen 5:24). The writings that grew up around this mysterious figure who never died were collected in the Book of Enoch. This new translation has full cross-references, internally and to the Bible.

Enoch: A New Translation

Olson, Daniel C.

Learning Greek begins with reading the New Testament. The salutations and conclusions of all of Paul's letters are read as the absence of verbs and a number of proper nouns assists the beginner to grasp Greek. This book is ideal for beginners and for those who wish to renew their study of Greek. It is just right for church study groups. Over150 verses include selections from almost every New Testament book. You will see differences in style and content. This volume answers the question, "What am I able to see in Greek that I don't see in English translations". The most simplified way to understand Greek and to begin to read the New Testament!

What You Need to Know About New Testament Greek: Teach Yourself

Koeker, John D.

Dr. Brassey's monumental study brings the tools of metaphorical analysis to bear on the theology of the exilic prophecies of Isaiah 40-55. Brassey shows how through the use of metaphor for deity, the exilic prophet constructs a theology that accommodates Israel's religious traditions to the defeat of its political state by the Babylonians, to the destruction of the beloved city Jerusalem and its temple, to the Babylonian exile, and to the establishment of hegemony by Cyrus. The exilic prophet uses every linguistic device and religious tradition at his disposal to rescue the God of Israel from the catastrophe of history, moving deeply in the direction of paradox and theodicy. A 1997 Harvard Divinity School dissertation.

Metaphor and the Incomparable God in Isaiah 40-55: A Thesis (Bibal Dissertation Series)

Brassey Ph.D., Paul

This guide is written for pilgrims on a one or two week visit to the Holy Land, and includes 40 sites, accentuating the ways in which archaeology is helpful in understanding Scripture. It quotes passages from the New King James Bible.

The Millennium Guide for Pilgrims to the Holy Land

Arts & Photography

Charlesworth, James H.

Photography & Video

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